So coconut rice has been trending for the last two weeks, the truth is that I have been experimenting wildly and hoping that I would come up with a delicious and healthy recipe… and this sure takes the cake.
It is one thing to make a delicious food, making it healthy is a whole different story; with this recipe, I was able to achieve those two.

We have healthy foods in Nigeria but they are often diluted with unnecessary chemicals or excessively heated before they are consumed.

With this article, I am hoping to show you some of health benefits of coconut and also proffer a very delicious way of consuming coconut. While coconut can be used as ingredients for several Nigerian foods, is it also eaten as a snack and used as raw material for several finished products.

Coconut is high in dietary fiber, helps to improve heart health, helps to prevent obesity, reduces sugar craving, acts as energy booster and improves digestion. It is gluten free, non-toxic, contains antibacterial, antifungal and anti-parasitic healing properties. This is great and the list is endless.

What is even better is when you make a delicious plate of rice out of it. This is my latest coconut rice and girl! It is delicious. I tried so hard to eliminate every unnecessary/unhealthy ingredients and it still turned out delicious.

Here is how you make this delicious meal, you can use chicken, goatmeat or fish.

For this coconut rice recipe, you don’t need the water inside the coconut; you need the actual chewable coconut, just grate it.

Start by parboiling the rice, slice the green pepper, yellow/red pepper and grate the coconut, the image below shows you how it is done.

Pre-cook the meat for about 10 minutes with the kitchen glory, onions, salt and a cube of maggi, wash the parboiled rice and set aside. There is no frying in this recipe, always avoid the oil when it is possible, you really don’t need it.
Transfer the pre-cooked meat to a bigger pot, add two cups of water, 1-2 cubes of maggi or knorr, salt to taste and the parboiled rice. Allow to cook for 15 minutes, add grated coconut and another cup of water (if necessary), the other coconut rice recipe needed just the milk, here you add everything.

Allow to simmer for the next 10-20 minutes until the rice is soft, you can add more water along the line, taste for salt and add more if necessary.

Add the thyme, green pepper, red/yellow pepper and curry leaves once the rice is getting soft, you don’t want it too soft.

Allow to simmer 3-4 minutes, turn all together and serve with your favorite soft drink

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Comments

This is looking so delicious, Chy let me finally confess that you are the best cook in the world, lol.
Thanks for this blog, I purchased your ultimate Nigerian cookbook from David here in Portharcourt, it is currently the best I have seen so far, thanks for this coconut rice recipe, you are doing a wonderful job.

Knowing all these recipes is really nice, I am male, 29 and unmarried. I have been following your blog for a very long time and I learned so much already. I even cook better than my girlfriend now. haha.

Hello chy, thank yu for all d sweet delicious recipes. I love dis blog so much. I have a question to ask, on dis paarticular coconut rice will I extract d coconut milk or add d grated coconut like dat? Also where can I get a copy of your the ultimate nigeria cook book? Thx yu

Princess, you don’t squeeze out the milk this time around, you add the grated coconut as is, please Click Here for the Ultimate Nigerian Cookbook or call David on 08035051468/08157668217 for more info. thanks.

Wow! This is lovely. You don’t want to believe that I’ve been salivating about coconut Rice for a long time now but have forgotten the process of making it! Thank you so much for posting this! Now i can finally make it.

I’m really impressed with ur good work. I will try this. You are a good thinker. Its not just about knowing how to cook good food but also about inventing new methods. Keep it up. Pls I’m in Awka and I need to buy the book. How can I buy it. Thank you.

hello Chi,
you are really doing a good job.have been an ardent follower of nigerian kitchen and must confess that you are the best.please how can i get your cookbook.am in awka.and please i would like the recipe for preparing akidi.thanks